Win at draughts

Don't get the wind up this winter: find out where the season's chills are getting in and keep them out, writes Nial Toner

George Raft is a right nasty old lemon-squeezer when it’s a bit Mork and Mindy outside, about as welcome as the Kray twins at your sister’s wedding, and capable of a right Bacardi-Breezing.

What I’m trying to say is the only draughts you want around the house are either the board game or some gently chilling widget-tinnies of salmon and trout (stout) in the Stamford Bridge.

The other draughts, the ones that come in under doors and through cracks and gaps, should be given a bit of GBH with the old DIY post-haste. This is because, in addition to making you physically uncomfortable, draughts make opening your heating bills painful, too. Worst-case scenario, they can add about 25% to the cost of staying snug indoors. Beating draughts at their own chilly game may cost you a bit of effort short term, but will save you a lot of cash in